Absolute emergency........ A blocked cat who cannot urinate will die. Get to the vet ASAP, and then join the FLUTD group. (Feline lower urinary tract) fl...@yahoogroups.com THey have taught me so much.
BTW, the name of the surgery is perineal uresthrostomy or PU surgery. Lorrie On 09-11, Beth wrote: > I agree, left alone the condition is lethal. > > __________________________________________________________________ > > call the vet immediately.......... Did he have the surgery to remove > his penis, can't think of the name of it, sorry, or did he just have a > blockage that was unblocked previously?? If he can't pass urine, that > is an emergency, or he could just have a lot of inflammation and/or > bladder spasms, but this could lead to another blockage, so the sooner > you treat this the better. Is he urinating at all? My cat, Jack, had a > blockage about 4 years ago. He only liked Royal Canin Urinary SO > canned of the 3 major brands that the vet suggested, including CD and > Purina brands. He had to go off of the canned Royal Canin because he > has Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and that food had way too much salt in > it. That's when I joined the yahoo group on FLUTD cats and decided to > go off of the vet formulas, and just feed canned, non fish or grain > foods. Here is the link to join > [2]http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/FLUTD/ > > That group has great info and support, I would encourage you to join. > It's a very active group, and a few of the most > knowledgable folks answer your questions very quickly. > Anyway, now I have Jack on canned meaty food, which I add even a little > extra water too, no grain, and he does great on it. > There are other things to look at besides the crystals. Like you said, > stress, there is also just inflammation without bacteria, that > many cats are thrown on antibiotics for, even though they don't really > have a UTI, bladder spasms, weak bladder wall, etc. > The yahoo groups has a lot of super info on all these subjects and > different treatment, many holistic. > Hope he starts to feel better soon, please call the vet to let her/him > know what is going on. > Shelley > On Sep 10, 2013, at 11:37 PM, Bonnie Hogue wrote: > > Poor Lucky. He had a bad u.t.i. about 10 days ago. Went to the vet; > crystals in urine (itâs happened before, in fact he had surgery to > widen the urethra). Vet prescribed antibiotics (he just finished them > today). Also a pill called âUroezeâ to help keep crystals from forming > (3x daily!). But he is still having problems â pee spots around the > house, heâs restless, just tried to pee in the box but nothing. I feel > so badly for him -- he must be uncomfortable. And he looks at me a > meows! I hate to just run to the vet (it stresses Lucky, he pants on > the way home), but donât know what to do. He wonât eat the CD food > designed to reduce whatever causes the crystals. > > Any ideas? Iâd sure appreciate it, and so would Lucky! > > Thanks > > Bonnie > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > [3]Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > [4]http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.o > rg > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [5]Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > [6]http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.o > rg > > References > > 1. http://www.furkids.org/ > 2. http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/FLUTD/ > 3. mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > 4. http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > 5. mailto:Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > 6. http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
